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Locality Name:
Jianchaling Mine, Mian Co., Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China


mindat Locality ID: 48983
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-48983.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jianchaling Mine, Mian Co., Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 33°15'0"N
Longitude: 106°22'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.25,106.36666666667

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldsparKaolinite
MarcasiteMicaMilleriteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneOrpimentPentlanditePyriteQuartz
RocksaltSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTalcTetrahedriteZircon

45 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)Godlevskite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Orpiment  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Polydymite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Realgar  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Saponite  (*)Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)
Silver  (*)Smythite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)Violarite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O403902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40951
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS02600
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Godlevskite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8040
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)01487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS01066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs0633
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S30511
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS0767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S801512
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S40131
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS0712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O0301
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S40249
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Smythite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x ≈ 0-0.3)077
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1305317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S40380
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025



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